adelphopoiesis

English

Alternative forms

adelphopœësis (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφοποίησις (adelphopoíēsis), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) +‎ ποίησις (poíēsis, “creation”). By surface analysis, adelpho- +‎ -poiesis.

Noun

adelphopoiesis

Fraternisation between men.
(history, Christianity) A ceremony where males are unionised with one another.

Translations

a ceremony where two men are united with one another

Albanian: vëllamësi
Esperanto: adelfopoiezo
Finnish: ystävyysliitto
French: affrèrement (fr) m
Greek: αδελφοποίηση (el) f (adelfopoíisi)
Portuguese: adelfopoiese
Russian: адельфопоэзис (adelʹfopoezis)
Spanish: adelfopoiesis (es) m
Ukrainian: адельфопое́з (adelʹfopoéz), братотворі́ння (bratotvorínnja)

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